With the goal of increasing his mobility and durability, he enters the 2021 season with the hope that being less Justin Turner means being more Justin Turner.
The Dodgers third baseman this week explained how he lost weight — dropping to as light as 192 pounds at one point — in an attempt to ensure his availability this season and limit the risk of injury.
Turner joined his wife, Kourtney, on the Whole30 diet, a 30-day program that prohibits — among other goodies — sugar, dairy, grains and alcohol.
The result has been shouts of “skinny” directed at Turner from the stands and, manager Dave Roberts observed, better lateral movement.